A mix of corporate and private life experiences

It’s All About Profits

When my contract was not renewed earlier this year my job responsibilities were given to two employees across the pond. The two employees have made a lot of mistakes and have not caught serious flaws in the software which is their main responsibility. In their defense, the men knew nothing about the company’s flagship product, which is very complex, and has a plethora of options and intricate interactions with adjunct products. The men were expected to pick up on the nuances of the product line with little training. The deck was stacked against them. As a result, global redeliveries of software loads have been made for the company’s flagship product line every month. This has jeopardized the revenue stream.

The company is now moving their jobs to India. I can’t see how the company thinks this is going to resolve the quality issue given the Indian workers don’t perform any better. I’m guessing the decision is solely based on labor costs given the company is owned by private equity firms who only seemed to be concerned with profits.

Yesterday, I was asked to covertly do my old job. I’m not allowed to tell anyone what I’m doing. The management team is going to compare my results to the results of the guys who took over my job. The expectation is that I will find more flaws. The implication is the company is going to use this data to justify firing the men for poor performance in order to avoid paying a very generous severance package dictated by the country’s labor laws. I never been in a situation like this.

Not an easy decision by any means. But at the end of the day you have to live with yourself and your decisions which never comes easily. I think what they are doing is unfair, I also think to many of our jobs go over seas..but this isn’t the problem. Refusing would hurt your career, doing if and finding more mistakes would ruin their careers. Sigh no winners in this situation at all. Sorry I was of no help at all